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Prolonged stay and don't want to ski everyday? Someone in your group doesn't ski or ride? Not a problem. Alberta and British Columbia resorts offer up a number of activities for everyone to enjoy – both on-hill and off. Whether it's fat biking at Silver Star, snow shoeing at Lake Louise, ziptreking at WhistlerBlackcomb or night tubing at Kinosoo Ridge, our ski hills, big and small, have you covered. Check out these stories below and discover more off-slope activities to enjoy.

CANMORE, AB — Our team of seven sled dogs goes silent the moment musher Brock Taylor yells “Hike!” and lets their pent up energy erupt onto a snow-packed trail in Spray Valley Provincial Park near Canmore, Alberta. We leave the cacophony of canine barks and howls behind, replaced by the giggles of my two kids as the dogs speed down hills and over bumps, tossing the three of us in the sled like croutons in a salad bowl.

"It's so soft", says a newly arrived Australian couple in unison as they touch snow for the first time in their lives at Big White Ski Resort. Magical snow - the dry, fluffy, soft-as-marshmallows variety is part of the thrill of a visit to this mountain.

Sometimes we forget that resort skiing and snowboarding aren’t the only ways to embrace winter in B.C.’s Coastal Mountains. There are so many equally enjoyable outdoor activities – from the adventurous to decadent. Here are a just a few of the many ways you can learn to love winter on the Left Coast.

JASPER, AB - The 2012-13 ski season has been a banner year for the Jasper resort. So good, in fact, that they’ve decided to keep the doors open one week longer than usual. This year, the last ski day for Marmot Basin will be May 5 and conditions look to be spectacular.

Jasper can be described as one of Canada's most authentic ski towns. Home to Marmot Basin Ski Resort, Jasper is located in the Canadian Rockies about 365 km west of Edmonton. Or at the end of the Icefield Parkway - rated as one of the most scenic drives in the world.